God & Savior

Exodus 34:28

So Moses was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights without eating bread or drinking water. He wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant—the Ten Commandments.
Exodus 34:28
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַֽיְהִי־שָׁ֣ם עִם־יְהוָ֗ה אַרְבָּעִ֥ים יוֹם֙ וְאַרְבָּעִ֣ים לַ֔יְלָה לֶ֚חֶם לֹ֣א אָכַ֔ל וּמַ֖יִם לֹ֣א שָׁתָ֑ה וַיִּכְתֹּ֣ב עַל־הַלֻּחֹ֗ת אֵ֚ת דִּבְרֵ֣י הַבְּרִ֔ית עֲשֶׂ֖רֶת הַדְּבָרִֽים׃

  1. וַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-“and he was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. שָׁ֣םsham“there”
    Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
  3. עִם־'im-“with”
    Preposition · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5973A
  4. יְהוָ֗הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  5. אַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'Im“forty”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, absolute · from אַרְבָּעִים · “forty” · Strong's H0705
  6. יוֹם֙yOm“day[s]”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  7. וְאַרְבָּעִ֣יםve.'ar.ba.'Im“and forty”
    Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, absolute · from אַרְבָּעִים · “forty” · Strong's H0705
  8. לַ֔יְלָהLay.lah“night[s]”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לַ֫יְלָה · “night” · Strong's H3915
  9. לֶ֚חֶםLe.chem“food”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לֶ֫חֶם · “bread” · Strong's H3899H
  10. לֹ֣אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  11. אָכַ֔ל'a.Khal“he ate”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
  12. וּמַ֖יִםu.Ma.yim“and water”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
  13. לֹ֣אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  14. שָׁתָ֑הsha.Tah“he drank”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁתָה · “to drink” · Strong's H8354
  15. וַיִּכְתֹּ֣בvai.yikh.To“and he wrote”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from כָּתַב · “to write” · Strong's H3789
  16. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  17. הַלֻּחֹ֗תha.lu.Chot“the tablets”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from לוּחַ · “tablet” · Strong's H3871
  18. אֵ֚ת'et“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  19. דִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.Rei“[the] words of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from דָּבָר · “word” · Strong's H1697G
  20. הַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.Rit“the covenant”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from בְּרִית · “covenant” · Strong's H1285
  21. עֲשֶׂ֖רֶת'a.Se.ret“[the] ten”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from עֶשֶׂר · “ten” · Strong's H6235
  22. הַדְּבָרִֽים׃ha.de.va.Rim“the words”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from דָּבָר · “word” · Strong's H1697G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)